Benefits

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're nice to your employees, chances are you're also a business success.

October 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US organizations will spend nearly $57 billion on training this year, up 5% from the $54 billion spent last year, according to Training...

October 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employees who telecommute in the US increased by almost 17% to 28.8 million over the last year, according to a...

October 25, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) The employment cost index, a gauge of what employers pay in wages, salaries and benefits, increased by 1% in the third quarter of this year,...

October 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost of plan sponsors in a recent Cigna survey feel unprepared to provide their participants with retirement planning, at a time when participants...

October 24, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants aren't taking advantage of a number of Medicare education tools, according to a report by Mathematica Policy Research Group.

October 23, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - White, overweight, working women, earn less money than their thinner counterparts, according to new research from Cornell University.

October 22, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford Motor Company informed its employees via e-mail that its Model E employee computer plan has been discontinued, according to a report in the...

October 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - While many employers are reluctant to cut benefits, in the face of ever-increasing healthcare costs, a growing number plan to take steps to increase...

October 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in nearly thirty years, the number of working US moms with infants is dropping.

October 17, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources professionals charged with scheduling shifts, may find the results of two recent studies linking women who work the night shift with an...

October 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers feel positive about their employers' efforts to address their concerns following the September terrorist attacks, a survey by the Council of Public...

October 15, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic downturn, softening labor market and accelerating health care costs are forcing employers to carefully review their current health care strategies, in some...

October 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers from the two largest state employee unions in Minnesota are set to go back to work today, ending a two-week strike by...

October 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While two-thirds of human resource professionals are comfortable with job negotiations, less than a third of job hunters are, according to a new...

October 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those facing the loss of health benefits from September's terrorist attacks looking for their options will now find it easier to get answers...

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union organizing proved to be a hazardous occupation last year, with more than two hundred union members reported slain or missing worldwide last year,...

October 10, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most Americans are satisfied with the health care they receive, but are concerned about the future, especially about being able to choose their doctor...

October 10, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) Denying any wrongdoing, Bank of America agreed to a $22 million settlement in four lawsuits brought by personal bankers who alleged they were cheated out...

October 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation levels at technology firms are beginning to mirror the turbulent times, a new survey by William M. Mercer finds.